The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Representative Yvette Clarke from New York,the current chairperson,succeeded Steven Horsford from Nevada in 2025. Although most members belong to the Democratic Party,the CBC founders envisioned it as a non-partisan organization,and there have been several instances of bipartisan collaboration with Republicans.
Peter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pace was the first Marine officer appointed as chairman and the first Marine officer to be appointed to three different four-star assignments;the others were as the sixth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1,2001,to August 12,2005,and as Commander-in-Chief,U.S. Southern Command from September 8,2000,to September 30,2001. Appointed chairman by President George W. Bush,Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on September 30,2005.
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC),officially known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951,was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on 113 acres (46 ha) in Washington,D.C.,it served more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the United States Armed Forces. The center was named after Walter Reed,a U.S. Army physician and Major who led the team that confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct physical contact.
Gary Lee Bauer is an American civil servant,activist,and former political candidate. He served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as Under Secretary of Education and Chief Domestic Policy Advisor,and later became president of the Family Research Council and a senior vice president of Focus on the Family,both conservative Christian organizations. Bauer was a candidate in the 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries and participated in five national debates. He is known for his advocacy of religious liberty,support for Israel,and his dedication to electing conservative candidates to Congress.
William James Crowe Jr. was a United States Navy admiral and diplomat who served as the 11th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush,and as the ambassador to the United Kingdom and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board under President Bill Clinton.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Jacob Joseph Lew is an American attorney and diplomat who had served as the United States ambassador to Israel. He was the seventy-sixth United States secretary of the treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he also served as the twenty-fifth White House chief of staff from 2012 to 2013 and as director of the Office of Management and Budget in both the Clinton administration and Obama administration.
The White House chief usher is the head of household staff and operations at the White House,the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States of America. The position is currently held by Robert B. Downing.
The White House executive chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens,and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the president of the United States and the first family,which includes their private meals,their private entertaining,and official state functions at the White House in Washington,D.C.,in the United States.
George James Terwilliger III is an American lawyer and public official. He is a partner in the Washington,D.C. office of McGuireWoods LLP where he is head of the firm's Crisis Response practice and co-head of its white collar team. He is a former United States Deputy Attorney General and acting United States Attorney General. Terwilliger,of Vermont,was nominated on February 14,1992,by President George H. W. Bush to be Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He succeeded William Pelham Barr. As Deputy Attorney General,Terwilliger became the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and ran the day-to-day operations of the department,serving in that position from 1991 through 1993. He was appointed to the position by President George H.W. Bush after serving as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont,appointed by President Reagan.
Stephen W. Rochon is an American political staffer who served as the director of the Executive Residence and White House Chief Usher from 2007 to 2011. He was the first African-American White House Chief Usher.
Anthony Renard Foxx is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Foxx had previously served as Mayor of Charlotte,North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. First elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005,his 2009 mayoral victory made him the youngest person to serve as Charlotte's mayor,as well as the second African American to hold the role.
Norman L. Eisen is an American attorney,author,and former diplomat. He is a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution,a CNN legal analyst,and the co-founder of the States United Democracy Center. He was co-counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump in 2020. He served as White House Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform,United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic,and board chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). He is the author of four books,including The Last Palace:Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House (2018). In 2022,he co-authored Overcoming Trumpery:How to Restore Ethics,the Rule of Law,and Democracy.
Thomas Richard Nides is an American banker and government official who served as the United States ambassador to Israel from December 2021 to July 2023. From 2013 to 2021,he was the managing director and vice-chairman of Morgan Stanley,serving as a member of the firm's management and operating committee. Nides was previously appointed the deputy secretary of state for management and resources from 2011 to 2013 during the Obama administration. He has served in various financial and governmental roles throughout his life.
Howell Gardner Crim was an American civil servant best known for being the Chief Usher of the White House in Washington,D.C.,from 1938 to 1957.
Raymond Douglas Muir was an American civil servant who served as Chief Usher in the White House from 1933 to 1938,and Deputy Chief of Protocol for the United States Department of State from 1951 until his death in 1954.
Thomas E. Stone was an American civil servant who served as Chief Usher of the White House in Washington,D.C.,from 1901 and 1909. Beginning in 1912,Stone worked as an Internal Revenue agent for the United States Department of the Treasury,where he won national acclaim for breaking major crime rings and capturing individuals who had fled from justice. He helped set up enforcement of Prohibition in several states in 1920,and helped break the largest illegal alcohol production ring in the United States in 1925. He served in a wide variety of positions with the Bureau of Prohibition,including chief of the 7th District from 1929 until his retirement in 1934.
Carlos Genaro Muñiz is the chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22,2019. Previously,he was general Counsel of the United States Department of Education.
Christopher Beauregard Emery is an American author and former government official. He was a White House Usher during the Reagan,George H. W. Bush,and Clinton administrations. Emery later served as the chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division and the Architect of the Capitol. He was chief enterprise architect of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Emery is the author of the memoir White House Usher:Stories from the Inside (2017).
